"F" Chord - are you nuts?

dreadhead

im yet to master the F chord. i used to hear guitarist wine about it and thought that it couldnt be that hard. now i know that the person who came up with it must have been severly doubled jointed

HYLA

Originally posted by djyman15
ok ill try

E
A 1
D 3
G 2
B 3
E 0

That would be C7. If you really want a challenging chord, try this one, it opens the Smashing Pumpkins "Mellon Collie" piano track.

E -
A 10
D 7
G 7
B 9
E 10

WhiteMaleRat

Originally posted by mccreadyisgod
Well, until you get used to the idea... try either the high 2/3 of the chord or the low 2/3 of the chord.

Low:
E--X
B--X
G--2--Middle
D--3--Pinkie
A--3--Ring
E--1--Index

High:
E--1--Index
B--1--Index
G--2--Middle
D--3--Ring
A--X
E--X

Barring the whole fret with the index finger will take time... mostly it's finger strength, but you need to develop the dexterity, too.

good advice - 1123XX is good for now.......

waldo22

Originally posted by mccreadyisgod
WRONG!

E--1
B--2
G--2
D--3
A--1
E--x

You forgot to make it minor... B-flat-minor, major-seventh.

I just tried to play that. Man, that's kinda tough.

it is tough, but once you get it, you can incorporate it into things you never thought of... crazy. it almost has a jeff buckley tonation to it, but i've never heard it used, that i've noticed anyway, in any of his songs.

E--1--index
B--2--ring
G--2--middle
D--3--pinky
A--1--index
E--x--thumb (yeah right)